| 词汇 | precipitous |
| 释义 | precipitous 1 ENTRIES FOUND: precipitous (adjective) precipitous /prɪˈsɪpətəs/ adjective precipitous /prɪˈsɪpətəs/ adjective Learner's definition of PRECIPITOUS [more precipitous; most precipitous] formal 1 : very steep险峻的；陡峭的 a precipitous slope一处陡坡 2 : happening in a very quick and sudden way骤然的；急剧的 There has been a precipitous decline/drop in home sales recently.最近住房销售直线下降。 People were shocked by his precipitous fall from political power.他突然失去政治权力，民众感到震惊。 3 : done too quickly and without enough thought or planning鲁莽的；仓促的 a precipitous [=precipitate] action贸然行动 — precipitously adverb The slope dropped away precipitously.这个斜坡突然下降。 Home sales are declining/dropping precipitously.住房销售正在猛降。 — precipitousness noun [noncount] |
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